Quinta do Vallado
One of the oldest wine estates in the Douro, founded in 1716 and owned by descendants of Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, the woman who built the modern port trade.
Quinta do Vallado is an estate destination wedding venue in Peso da Régua, Portugal, hosting 20 to 80 guests in the $$$ price range, reached from Porto Francisco Sá Carneiro (OPO), 1 hour 15 minutes by car. Best months: June, July, August, September.
About Quinta do Vallado
One of the oldest wine estates in the Douro, founded in 1716 and owned by descendants of Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, the woman who built the modern port trade.
The quinta sits on the Corgo river a few minutes from Peso da Régua and is still a working winery first: 19 rooms across a traditional house, a schist-clad modern building by the architects Guedes Cruz, and the Eira suites.
Weddings here top out around 80 guests, which is what the estate is built for and what the roads and the rooms will carry.
Ceremonies happen among the vines or on the lawns above the river, drinks in the barrel room, dinner in the cellar or outside with the terraces climbing behind.
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Capacity, rooms and facilities
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- OPO, 75 min by carAisle estimate
Venue highlights
- Wine estate founded in 1716, still owned by the founding family
- 19 rooms across a traditional house and a schist-clad modern wing
- Ceremony among the vines, dinner in the working cellar
- Suits 50 to 80 guests; not built for a large wedding
The wedding season
A sample wedding weekend
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- 19:00Tasting and dinner in the barrel room
- 11:00Walk through the vineyards above the Corgo
- 18:00Ceremony among the vines
- 19:00Drinks on the lawn above the river
- 20:30Dinner in the cellar where the wine is made
- 11:00Breakfast, then the Douro train back to Porto
Costs and booking details
- Getting there
- OPO · about 1 h 15 by carAisle estimate
Guests fly into Porto Francisco Sá Carneiro.
- Typical total
- €25,000–55,000Aisle estimate
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€25,000 to €55,000 for 70 guests over two nights (estimated)
- Ceremony fee
- On request
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Space hire quoted per event, not published
- Reception
- €100–160 a headAisle estimate
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€100 to €160 per guest for food and estate wine (planner-reported for 2026)
- Room rate
- €200–400 a nightAisle estimate
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€200 to €400 per room in season (estimated)
- Weather window
- June – September
The months the weather is kindest. Weather does not indicate whether a date is available.
The per-head range is planner-reported for 2026 rather than published by the estate. Room counts are the quinta’s own. The capacity and the remaining euro figures are estimates, not a quote.
Questions about the venue
How many guests can Quinta do Vallado take?+
Planner accounts put practical capacity at up to about 80 guests, with 50 to 80 the size the estate handles best. The quinta does not publish a wedding maximum, so confirm your number and the layout with the estate directly.
How many people can sleep at the quinta?+
There are 19 rooms: five in the traditional 18th-century house, eight in the modern schist building and six Eira suites. That covers the wedding party. Everyone else stays in Régua or Lamego, both within fifteen minutes.
Is the winery still working?+
Yes. Vallado is a producing Douro estate making table wines and port, and the cellar used for dinners is the cellar the wine is made in. Harvest runs from mid-September, which affects what spaces are free and when.
Can guests come by train?+
Peso da Régua station is about five minutes away on the Douro line from Porto São Bento, a two-hour ride along the river that most guests will treat as part of the trip. That makes Vallado one of the easier Douro venues to reach without cars.
What does a wedding here cost per person?+
Third-party planner figures for 2026 sit around €100 to €160 per guest for food and drink, which is materially below the Douro’s hotel venues. Treat that as an estimate and ask the estate for a written proposal.
Could this be your venue?
Ask about your plans, pricing and availability. You do not need a fixed date yet.
Still deciding? Elena is Aisle’s AI wedding planner. Give her a month and a guest count and she will forecast the budget, work out how your guests would travel, and put a first plan on paper. No account needed.
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Sources and booking notes
Confirm your dates, guest numbers, room arrangements and inclusions with the venue before booking. An enquiry does not reserve a date. Figures labelled Aisle estimate are modelled from regional rates and public sources; they are not venue quotes.